Legal Opinion
United States v. Roger v. Chastain
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1996No. 95-10267PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Roger V. Chastain (“Chastain”) was convicted pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7203 of five misdemeanor counts of willfully faihng to timely pay income taxes. Chastain contends (1) the magistrate judge who presided over Chastain’s trial abused his discretion by failing to instmct the jury regarding the relationship between § 7203’s “willfulness” requirement and Chastain’s “good faith” defense; (2) the magistrate judge abused his discretion by refusing to strike the government’s allegedly inaccurate summary of the evidence during closing argument; and (3)…
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